Ed Caruthers
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| Full name | Edward Julius Caruthers, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
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April 13, 1945 (age 71) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Julius "Ed" Caruthers, Jr. (born April 13, 1945) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the men's high jump event during his career.
Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he competed for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico, where he won the silver medal in the men's high jump event behind Dick Fosbury whose new jumping style went on to revolutionize the sport. He also was a member of the 1964 US Olympic Team with an 8th-place finish in the high jump.
References
- Profile
- "Ed Caruthers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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